5The first photo on the cover is of an
Accountability Driven Leadership process
conducted by the Washington State Patrol (called
the “Strategic Advancement Forum” and modeled
after the New York Police Department Compstat
process). On the first Friday of each month, every
district commander (captain) in the state comes to
headquarters to report to the executive staff on core
mission activities. The first of the four core mission
areas is traffic law enforcement (primarily DUI,
Speed, Aggressive Driving, and Seat Belt
enforcement). Commanders report on these
activities as well as the number of fatality and injury
collision patterns and trends. These commanders
conduct similar forums in their districts with their
lieutenants and sergeants.